Officers attached to the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs have arrested a passenger at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake with ‘Gold Gel’ weighing nearly 2 kilograms and estimated to be worth around Rs. 40 million.

Fiji's long-serving former prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for obstructing a police investigation into corruption.

Even without a full-scale Israeli ground invasion, Rafah's medical facilities have been overwhelmed.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe states that for the revival of the fallen country, economic stabilization and recovery programs were formally implemented and that as a result, the journey of economic growth started in the middle of 2023.

The government’s development drive ahead of the presidential election met with stiff resistance from the Election Commission (EC) which barred the involvement of political representatives of the ruling side in any such activities, an official said.

The government had decided to provide USD 25 million for the Smart Climate Irrigated Agriculture Project (SCIAP) for this year in many difficult districts through this project, Agriculture and Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Invest India and the International Solar Alliance in partnership with the High Commission of India in Colombo, organized a one-day workshop, bringing together Sri Lanka's solar start-up ecosystem On 8 May,.

When former prime minister Imran Khan was dragged out of a court house by police on charges of corruption on 9 May 2023, the reaction was unlike anything seen in Pakistan before.

In accordance with President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s strategic vision, the Government said it is poised to initiate a pioneering pilot project in the Anuradhapura district, earmarking a substantial investment of US$ 100 million to revolutionise agricultural practices.

LIPTON Teas and Infusions yesterday announced it has agreed terms of a partnership which will result in the transfer of its tea estates in Kenya,